Brothers Mark and John Parrish, funeral directors and co-owners of Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory in Urbandale, said in a release today that they bought McCalley Funeral Home in Adel and McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset on Oct. 4 from Stephen McCalley of Adel.

Consultant Maureen McAvey said Greater Des Moines had too much retail even before the Altoona outlet mall was developed, and downtown Des Moines should pick its retail shots during a likely storefront shakeup in the metro.

Consultant Maureen McAvey said Greater Des Moines had too much retail even before the Altoona outlet mall was developed, and downtown Des Moines should pick its retail shots during a likely storefront shakeup in the metro.

Hy-Vee plans a 10,600-square-foot Fast & Fresh store near the outlet mall in Altoona, expected to be the grocery chain's first such store in Greater Des Moines. If approved, the store would be located at Hubbell Avenue and Prairie Crossing.